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Complex PTSD: From Surviving to Thriving
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bookshelves: psychology, cptsd, toxic-relationships, usa, non-fiction, owned-digital
Apr 07, 2018
bookshelves: psychology, cptsd, toxic-relationships, usa, non-fiction, owned-digital
This book is a masterpiece. Pete Walker excels at describing his own experience with CPTSD and he conveys it in a format that can be understood by all. The information in this book will help you heal, read it slowly because it's highly triggering, but it's worthy. Your well being is worth. You matter.
CPTSD (Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) develops as a result of being raised in a abusive/neglectful environment, in which the primary caregivers (parents, grandparents, step-parents, other relatives, etc) don't met the children's needs causing profound emotional wounds that follow them into adulthood. The main difference between PTSD and CPTSD, is that in the last scenario the traumatic events occur through a long period of time, is consistent and devastating. In this way, the child grows up with a false sense of reality, without healthy relationship standards and struggles with self-esteem and basic human connections.
This book is a must read for those who:
* Feel/felt alone, misunderstood, isolated, neglected, ignored, shamed, blamed, hated, unwanted, weird, depressed, constantly tired, anxious, angry, used.
* Somehow know/knew in their core that something was not right with their family of origin.
* Their family of origin always tell/told them that they were the problem, they were crazy/insane.
* Keep engaging into toxic relationships / if they're attracted to someone, that person turns out to be their worst enemy (apply to family, friends, romantic partners, professional relationships)
Overall content (includes more topics):
- Causes and symptoms of CPTSD, including somatic issues
- Explanation of bad parenting models and children's coping mechanism
- Cognitive and emotional healing (reclaim your mind and own your emotions)
- Reparenting the self (becoming your best caregiver)
- Recovery (managing and reducing emotional flashbacks)
- How to find a good therapist and support group
- Toolboxes and guides for self improvement
- Bibliography of awesome books and additional resources to aid you in your journey
"What was not provided by your parents can now be provided by yourself and others."
CPTSD (Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) develops as a result of being raised in a abusive/neglectful environment, in which the primary caregivers (parents, grandparents, step-parents, other relatives, etc) don't met the children's needs causing profound emotional wounds that follow them into adulthood. The main difference between PTSD and CPTSD, is that in the last scenario the traumatic events occur through a long period of time, is consistent and devastating. In this way, the child grows up with a false sense of reality, without healthy relationship standards and struggles with self-esteem and basic human connections.
This book is a must read for those who:
* Feel/felt alone, misunderstood, isolated, neglected, ignored, shamed, blamed, hated, unwanted, weird, depressed, constantly tired, anxious, angry, used.
* Somehow know/knew in their core that something was not right with their family of origin.
* Their family of origin always tell/told them that they were the problem, they were crazy/insane.
* Keep engaging into toxic relationships / if they're attracted to someone, that person turns out to be their worst enemy (apply to family, friends, romantic partners, professional relationships)
Overall content (includes more topics):
- Causes and symptoms of CPTSD, including somatic issues
- Explanation of bad parenting models and children's coping mechanism
- Cognitive and emotional healing (reclaim your mind and own your emotions)
- Reparenting the self (becoming your best caregiver)
- Recovery (managing and reducing emotional flashbacks)
- How to find a good therapist and support group
- Toolboxes and guides for self improvement
- Bibliography of awesome books and additional resources to aid you in your journey
"What was not provided by your parents can now be provided by yourself and others."
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July 9, 2017
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July 9, 2017
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December 12, 2017
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April 7, 2018
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psychology
April 7, 2018
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April 22, 2018
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cptsd
April 22, 2018
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toxic-relationships
April 22, 2018
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usa
May 27, 2018
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non-fiction
September 27, 2018
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owned-digital
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Feb 08, 2018 05:55PM
Porqué leías ésto tan pesado? Estudias Psicología?
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Si, Couseling (consejería psicológica, orientado a las relaciones tóxicas y el desarrollo personal). Terminó siendo más interesante de lo que pensaba. Este libro y otros más parecen tediosos pero son una joya, una vez que te acostumbás a leer tanto :P
Conocí a alguien que estudiaba exactamente eso. Es más, hice coaching un tiempo..leíste alguna vez sobre PNL?
Todavía no conseguí nada escrito al respecto, pero me interesa. Estuve escuchando muchos coachs al respecto, uno de mis favoritos es Richard Grannon. Es una de las terapias que me gustaría incorporar, porque a diferencia de otras, le da muchas herramientas a la persona, le muestra como "reprogramar" su mente de manera útil y sana. Richard hace una analogía muy interesante que es: cambiar la forma de pensar y hablar es como reinstalar tu sistema operativo. Siendo muy fan de lo geekerd me sentí muy identificada.
No lo escuché nombrar nunca a ese autor. Yo hice terapia con dos coachs, uno para que me orientara a rendir una materia y el último fue comunicacional, usó Gestalt. Además de psiquiatra y psicólogos (tuve malas experiencias con muchas personas, malas amistades y hasta problemas en casa por culpa de esas personas, una de ellas solía llevar por mal camino a un grupo en el que estaba de la parroquia y otras personas por envidia y bullying).
Richard Grannon es un coach, se dedica a NLP y psicología, anteriormente prevía servicios de defensa personal (si te interesa tiene mucha informacióngratis en Youtube, si bien tiene cursos pagos, y actualmente está dando seminarios). Sus técnicas abarcan desde psicoterapia, conducta cognitiva, meditación zen, psicodinámicas, hypnosis, entre otras. Lo hace lo más personal posible, porque cada persona es diferente. Digamos que el promedio de terapeutas sólo de lo Freudiano, o usan una sola ténica que no siempre sirve. El campo que él más trabaja es para superar el abuso emocional, cosa que está muy devaluada y no todos los terapeutas entienden, ya que la currícula de estudio (a nivel goblal) no profundiza desordenes de personalidad como ser el grupo B (narcisistas, bordelines, psicópatas), aquellos que están en el extremo maligno, aquellos que no sienten empatía, explotan a los demás, etc. Entiendo lo que decís de las malas amistades ya que tuve contacto con personas así y el problema es que hoy en día todos lo ven como "normal" y "sano", lo toman como "piola" o "es su forma de ser y ya". Este libro de CPTSD habla de eso justamente. El stress post traúmatico complejo sucede cuando la persona sufre abuso emocional durante un largo periodo de tiempo, ya sea desde su infancia (padres tóxicos) o en su desarrollo posterior (amistades o parejas). Se diferencia del stress post traúmatico común ya que en este último, la persona sólo sufre un evento (muerte de un ser querido, accidente, pérdida, etc) pero es un hecho aislado del que sale más rapidamente, en cambio el complejo lleva más tiempo ya que la persona debe analizar por completo quien es y quien lo "adoctrinó" de esta manera, y através de varias técnicas ayudarlo a cambiar la forma de verse a sí mismo (autoestima y desarrollo) para que pueda tener relaciones sanas en un futuro.
